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Filed under: Asides | Tags: jason calacanis, online quiz | September 8th, 2007

Self Importance Test

Technosailor has an online self-importance test that tells you which “web celebrity” you are based on a few questions. I’m apparently a possible outcome but when I took the test myself I got “Jason Calacanis.”

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100 Responses

  • Chicken Girl | September 8th, 2007 @ 10:01 pm | Reply

    Ha, that reminds me of the Lewis Black routine where he talks about the time he flew out to LA to audition to play a character based on him… and they hired someone else.

  • Rick Beckman | September 8th, 2007 @ 10:04 pm | Reply

    Apparently, I’m you too.

  • Joshua Bryant | September 8th, 2007 @ 10:14 pm | Reply

    Haha, I just took it and this: http://tinyurl.com/3arowe is what I got. Nice shot of you btw ;)

  • Derek K. Miller | September 8th, 2007 @ 10:21 pm | Reply

    I also turned up as Matt. Maybe there are more of him/us than he/we thought.

  • Anonymous | September 8th, 2007 @ 10:37 pm | Reply

    Looks like I’m you also:

    You are most like Matt Mullenweg!

    You are most like Matt Mullenweg. Though you recognize your authority, you do not relish the idea of using your power too aggressively. Instead, you rely on peers a lot. You do participate in the social media world, but it is not something that occupies a lot of time. You most likey devote yourself to projects that you feel passionate about and tend to evangelize those things quite a bit.

    I can live with that.

  • Vijay | September 8th, 2007 @ 10:47 pm | Reply

    I, apparently am Jason Calacanis as well.. Then I decided to click on random options and I ended up as you!

  • raincoaster | September 8th, 2007 @ 10:51 pm | Reply

    Talk about self-important! I simply refuse to take that test until I’m a possible outcome.

    Amateurs!

  • Anthony | September 8th, 2007 @ 10:53 pm | Reply

    I’m Chris Pirillo. I like it.

  • raincoaster | September 8th, 2007 @ 10:54 pm | Reply

    Actually, I lied. It says I’m Chris Pirillo. I think instead I’m his evil twin.

  • iRonnie | September 8th, 2007 @ 11:08 pm | Reply

    lucky me! i beat you in ending up to be most like you.

  • Jeriko | September 8th, 2007 @ 11:12 pm | Reply

    Rick that can’t be, because… I am Matt as well ;-)

  • Sean Yeomans | September 8th, 2007 @ 11:25 pm | Reply

    You look a little like Hugh Grant in the result screen shot, Matt.
    I too am apparently “You are most like Matt Mullenweg!”

  • Elaine Vigneault | September 8th, 2007 @ 11:28 pm | Reply

    I’m you, also.

  • Matt G. | September 8th, 2007 @ 11:36 pm | Reply

    Matt M,

    I just took the test. It gave me this response:

    You are most like Matt Mullenweg!

    You are most like Matt Mullenweg. Though you recognize your authority, you do not relish the idea of using your power too aggressively. Instead, you rely on peers a lot. You do participate in the social media world, but it is not something that occupies a lot of time. You most likey devote yourself to projects that you feel passionate about and tend to evangelize those things quite a bit.

    Man, do I feel awesome! After what you got after taking it maybe I’m not like you. Well, whatever the case is I thought it was interesting. Maybe, it’s the Matt thisng in this case.

  • Jonathan Dingman | September 8th, 2007 @ 11:51 pm | Reply

    “You are most like Matt Mullenweg!”

    wooot I’m most like you Matt!!!!

  • Jonathan Dingman | September 8th, 2007 @ 11:51 pm | Reply

    Woops, forgot this part.

    “You are most like Matt Mullenweg. Though you recognize your authority, you do not relish the idea of using your power too aggressively. Instead, you rely on peers a lot. You do participate in the social media world, but it is not something that occupies a lot of time. You most likey devote yourself to projects that you feel passionate about and tend to evangelize those things quite a bit.”

  • iamcoel | September 8th, 2007 @ 11:54 pm | Reply

    Just took the test. The answer “You are most like Matt Mullenweg!” Hmmm.

  • Kelson | September 9th, 2007 @ 12:10 am | Reply

    Or the short story in which a physics professor discovered time travel, and brought William Shakespeare forward in time. The Bard proceeded to enroll in a Shakespeare class, and the Literature professor flunked him.

  • Polliwog | September 9th, 2007 @ 12:12 am | Reply

    I will die happy now. I am you. :-)

  • Jared | September 9th, 2007 @ 12:43 am | Reply

    You are the outcome that I received, I like the definition they have for the both of us, well, you anyways.

  • Matt B. | September 9th, 2007 @ 12:48 am | Reply

    I’m you too !

  • BoltClock | September 9th, 2007 @ 12:49 am | Reply

    Hey, I’m you too! :P

  • Sean | September 9th, 2007 @ 1:14 am | Reply

    It’s funny you didn’t come out as yourself Matt.

    I came out most like Chris Pirillo.

  • Matt | September 9th, 2007 @ 1:55 am | Reply

    “You are most like Matt Mullenweg.” That’s kind of nifty. How’s THAT for a re-assurance of your self importance and/or celebrity status? The rest:

    “Though you recognize your authority, you do not relish the idea of using your power too aggressively. Instead, you rely on peers a lot. You do participate in the social media world, but it is not something that occupies a lot of time. You most likey devote yourself to projects that you feel passionate about and tend to evangelize those things quite a bit.”

    Fun times.

  • ben | September 9th, 2007 @ 2:16 am | Reply

    I am Matt Mullenweg.

    “You are most like Matt Mullenweg. Though you recognize your authority, you do not relish the idea of using your power too aggressively. Instead, you rely on peers a lot. You do participate in the social media world, but it is not something that occupies a lot of time. You most likey devote yourself to projects that you feel passionate about and tend to evangelize those things quite a bit.”

  • karan | September 9th, 2007 @ 2:18 am | Reply

    don’t own/true/no/mac/yankees/home-brew/pub/no/no/no/no/yes/no got me Matt :)

  • Chris Hiester | September 9th, 2007 @ 2:36 am | Reply

    Mine said I am a hybrid of 73% Tim Berners-Lee, 26.5% Perez Hilton and .4999% Vannevar Bush.

  • Viper007Bond | September 9th, 2007 @ 5:23 am | Reply

    That test is rigged. I came out as you too! :O

  • Ben | September 9th, 2007 @ 5:38 am | Reply

    Heh – I’m you. :D

  • Les | September 9th, 2007 @ 5:54 am | Reply

    I’m another Matt, apparently. I can live with that :)

  • Titanas | September 9th, 2007 @ 5:59 am | Reply

    Add one more Matt M. LOL

  • BM5k | September 9th, 2007 @ 7:26 am | Reply

    I’m you, too. I didn’t even know who you were… But I do now. Cool.

  • Eric Meyer | September 9th, 2007 @ 7:42 am | Reply

    I’m either Chris Pirillo or you, Matt, depending on whether I claim that “meyerweb” is a use of my name for a domain. Which is weird, because I don’t see you two as being anything like similar.

  • Assenoff | September 9th, 2007 @ 7:42 am | Reply

    Matt, it seems the test needs some fine tuning … I ended like Matthew Mullenweg. The correct answer should be opposite – that you are like me :) Although my “celebrity” definition is still missing ;)

  • Drew Vogel | September 9th, 2007 @ 7:59 am | Reply

    Is it possible that I am more “Matt” than Matt? Apparently so, if this test is to be believed!

  • Alejandro | September 9th, 2007 @ 8:09 am | Reply

    I’m you too. Evidently, you’re just not similar enough to yourself.

  • Eerik | September 9th, 2007 @ 8:19 am | Reply

    I am…. you.

  • Halina | September 9th, 2007 @ 8:58 am | Reply

    I’m you!
    And apparently I’m not the only one… :lol:

    How does it make you feel I wonder?

    :-)

  • Donna | September 9th, 2007 @ 9:17 am | Reply

    Tag me as another person who is most like Matt Mullenweg. :)

  • Tobias Schwarz | September 9th, 2007 @ 9:51 am | Reply

    I’m like you, apparently.

  • Derek Burress | September 9th, 2007 @ 9:59 am | Reply

    You are most like Matt Mullenweg. Though you recognize your authority, you do not relish the idea of using your power too aggressively. Instead, you rely on peers a lot. You do participate in the social media world, but it is not something that occupies a lot of time. You most likey devote yourself to projects that you feel passionate about and tend to evangelize those things quite a bit.
    —-
    Answered no to almost everything except owning my own name as a domain name.

  • Aja Lapus | September 9th, 2007 @ 10:09 am | Reply

    I turned up to be most like you, Matt. :)

  • SlashChick | September 9th, 2007 @ 11:09 am | Reply

    Apparently, I’m you too. I like the text it says about you, too, and agree with it for myself as well. ;)

  • Sue | September 9th, 2007 @ 11:43 am | Reply

    Haha…If I could only earn the money like the one I’m most like:

    You are most like Darren Rowse!

    You are like Darren Rowse. You are relatively mild mannered, confident in how you operate and choose not to “rock the boat”. Your ego does not flair often. Instead, you choose to assist other bloggers as much as possible. In some cases, you may find it to be your mission in life. You do not participate in a large amount of social networking and if you do, you’re not particularly aggressive about “friending” people. To you, it is a waste of time that could be used for more productive things.

  • Jeffro2pt0 | September 9th, 2007 @ 12:09 pm | Reply

    I am most like Darren Rowse.

    Well, I’ll agree with the fact that I like to help other bloggers when I can. Just the other day, I was participating in the end of a podcast and ended up talking to two other bloggers for an hour, giving them some tips and tricks. I honestly don’t participate in many social networking services and I don’t turn everyone in the world into my friend. So it’s nice that I apparently have some of the same qualities as Darren, but will I ever make as much income as Darren? That’s the question I want to know.

  • adam | September 9th, 2007 @ 1:34 pm | Reply

    Apparently I’m a Matt Mullenweg as well.

    I for one am proud to join the army of Mattdrones.

  • Michael from Pro Blog Design | September 9th, 2007 @ 1:37 pm | Reply

    Phew! It’s okay. I didn’t end up like Matt Mullenweg.

    *wipes sweat from forehead*

    ;)

  • Anton Sherwood | September 9th, 2007 @ 2:43 pm | Reply

    John Jacob Jingleheimer Mullenweg, that’s my name too.

  • inna boren | September 9th, 2007 @ 3:48 pm | Reply

    it must be our mutual desire for steak.. cause “I am most like Matt” too

  • Flexo | September 9th, 2007 @ 4:09 pm | Reply

    I’m you, apparently.

  • Kirk M | September 9th, 2007 @ 5:21 pm | Reply

    Ohferheavensake!! I’m most like Darren Rowse. What a hoot.

    Funny thing though, the accompanying description fits me fairly well. Go figure…

  • Burcu | September 9th, 2007 @ 5:39 pm | Reply

    im Jason Calacanis too. ok, im a lil suprised. at least matt suits me better personally.

  • Mike grouchy | September 9th, 2007 @ 5:52 pm | Reply

    It says I’m like you Matt, I don’t know if thats a complement to me or an Insult to you :P

  • Michael Castilla | September 9th, 2007 @ 6:04 pm | Reply

    I turned up to be most like Matt Mullenweg! Interesting :)

  • Kevin | September 9th, 2007 @ 8:32 pm | Reply

    Took the test; we’ve got another Matt!

  • Ike | September 9th, 2007 @ 8:44 pm | Reply

    I don’t know what you posers are up to, but the quiz clearly identified me as Matt Mullenweg.

    Actually, if you strip away Matt’s name and go with the description, it fits me fairly well.

    Except I would not have misspelled ‘likely.’

  • JAWjaw | September 9th, 2007 @ 9:59 pm | Reply

    If you really want a self-importance test, look at Google Earth with Sky and ask “and where are you?” Very eye-opening….

  • Shay | September 9th, 2007 @ 11:06 pm | Reply

    Yeah, I’m most like you too :D

  • Elea | September 10th, 2007 @ 2:04 am | Reply

    Hah! I guess results should be taken with a grain of salt then. Either that or you’ve managed to hide your huge ego all this time. (And according to the quiz, I’m a you as well.)

  • Pinyo | September 10th, 2007 @ 7:23 am | Reply

    I am most like Darren Rowse!

    …Just no where near as popular

    “You are like Darren Rowse. You are relatively mild mannered, confident in how you operate and choose not to “rock the boat”. Your ego does not flair often. Instead, you choose to assist other bloggers as much as possible. In some cases, you may find it to be your mission in life. You do not participate in a large amount of social networking and if you do, you’re not particularly aggressive about “friending” people. To you, it is a waste of time that could be used for more productive things.”

  • sean yeomans | September 10th, 2007 @ 8:34 am | Reply

    Maybe people end up liking WordPress because they are already like Matt M.

    Or maybe using WordPress turns you INTO Matt M.

  • Travis Seitler | September 10th, 2007 @ 8:55 am | Reply

    Sounds like I’m more like Eric Meyer than either Matt or Chris–my results also depend on whether my domain (in my case, webseitler.com) counts as my name!

    Wow, I’m in some pretty cool company. ;)

  • Slevi | September 10th, 2007 @ 9:50 am | Reply

    I’m a Matt Mullenweg as well, guess Matt got a lot of clones out there ;) .

  • Aaron Brazell | September 10th, 2007 @ 10:33 am | Reply

    @Ike: D’oh! Thanks for pointing that typo out. I fixed it now. :)

  • Nat | September 10th, 2007 @ 10:46 am | Reply

    Hmm, I too am Matt, but I think they just can’t pronounce my name…

  • steph | September 10th, 2007 @ 11:20 am | Reply

    I am most like you too…who knew!

  • David | September 10th, 2007 @ 11:33 am | Reply

    Funny that so many of us are like Matt while Matt is not himself. :-)

  • Shawn Hoefer | September 10th, 2007 @ 12:07 pm | Reply

    I guess by now the “I’m you, too,” comments must be getting old. What I want to know is are you me? Or, is that are you I? Tell you what we can do… a blogger’s version of “Trading Spaces… never watched it… don’t have TV… but I’m familiar with the concept.
    What do you say?

  • Kelson | September 10th, 2007 @ 2:03 pm | Reply

    Appropriately enough, I ended up as someone I’d never heard of. :-(

  • Nick Georgakis | September 10th, 2007 @ 3:14 pm | Reply

    Count one more Matt over here :-) !

  • ryan king | September 10th, 2007 @ 4:28 pm | Reply

    I just took the test and it says I’m most like you, matt.

  • Hisham | September 11th, 2007 @ 5:57 am | Reply

    I’m you, Matt. Ha.

  • Lior Haner | September 11th, 2007 @ 7:25 am | Reply

    Also most like you… not too bad to be you.

  • Braughm Ricke | September 11th, 2007 @ 10:49 am | Reply

    Apparently I am most like you Matt!

  • SIgurd Magnusson | September 11th, 2007 @ 2:21 pm | Reply

    Heh, Matt, it seems this should be renamed “beSimilarToMattM.com”:

    Answers:

    (no blackberry)
    (don’t advertise my meetings)
    (didn’t line up for iphone… cannot in NZ anyway)
    (own a mac) [well, i use 2 macs and 1 PC]
    (new york yankees, but I would have choosen ‘I dont follow US football’)
    (i drink tea, not coffee)
    (a dive bar)
    (no vanity search)
    (no twitter)
    (don’t have a show) {although if I choose, yes, it makes no difference. I do have videos of me from TV and presenting to Google. What should my answer be? :P )
    (get free stuff)
    (dont own name as domain)

    “You are most like Matt Mullenweg. Though you recognize your authority, you do not relish the idea of using your power too aggressively. Instead, you rely on peers a lot. You do participate in the social media world, but it is not something that occupies a lot of time. You most likley devote yourself to projects that you feel passionate about and tend to evangelize those things quite a bit”

    Tend to mainly agree but its a bit like horoscopes that say “You will find money a big issue this week”, and so your brain recalls that day you left your wallet at home and you went to shout someone lunch and then couldn’t.

  • Darryl | September 11th, 2007 @ 9:39 pm | Reply

    Looks like I’m Matt as well. LOL

  • Sergei Muller | September 12th, 2007 @ 5:34 am | Reply

    Another Matt over here :)

    I think it’s the “I don’t own a Blackberry” question that’s skewing the results :)

  • Christian | September 12th, 2007 @ 6:13 am | Reply

    How many alternative outcomes are there, actually? ;)

  • Edwin | September 12th, 2007 @ 12:15 pm | Reply

    I seem to be Matt too.

  • Selcuk E | September 13th, 2007 @ 3:23 pm | Reply

    Here’s the another version of Matt!!!

    Well, More than clones of mr.smith in the Matrix, There are more Matts here :) ))

  • Joey Primiani | September 13th, 2007 @ 8:53 pm | Reply

    Haha, that is hilarious!

  • Balaji Dutt | September 14th, 2007 @ 1:38 am | Reply

    Matt Clone#31334 reporting for duty…

  • Geren (Matt) | September 14th, 2007 @ 8:03 am | Reply

    Yup. I’m Matt, too.

  • Mohsin | September 15th, 2007 @ 1:14 pm | Reply

    Darren Rowse here ;)

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